Since Shi Bin decided not to send troops to conquer the two khanates of Ogedai and Chahatai, Lin'an once again returned to its former calm, and Wang San, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi were no longer nervous when they saw him. Because they know that the peace-loving and non-murderous Shi Bin from before is back.

Shi Bin himself has not been ashamed of the few words of the shopkeeper and his buddy, because Shi Bin loves nurses very much, and most of the time he is forced to start a war, rather than taking the initiative. So the guilt disappeared the next morning.

On this day, the sun was shining, the sky was cloudless, and some pleasant breeze made Shi Bin have no interest in working, he just wanted to walk around the harem, chat with Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, and chat about homely things, which can be regarded as a kind of relaxation. Since he had this idea, Shi Bin naturally had to hurry up. Don't look at the whole day, in fact, time flies very quickly, maybe half a day has passed before you have said a few words. As for where to go first, after a little thought, he made a decision and went to Jia Ling's Kunning Palace first. The reason is very simple: last time Shi Bin went to Sai Xishi's Cining Palace.

quickly arrived at Jia Ling's, but Shi Bin found a situation that was exactly the same as what he saw last time in Sai Xishina - Jia Ling, the queen, was actually mending clothes.

Even though he had already seen it once and had some bottom in his heart, Shi Bin still felt very uncomfortable. When he was the Marquis of Pingbei, the Duke of Qi, and the King of Chu before, Jia Ling and Sai Xi Shi didn't want to do such a despicable job, but now that they have become queens, why do they have to do it? It's really going back the more you live!

Seeing Shi Bin coming in, Jia Ling's work did not stop, which made Shi Bin feel even more angry and even ashamed.

"What? The husband felt embarrassed to see the slave sewing and mending? Jia Ling asked with a smile.

"What do you say?" Shi Bin asked stiffly, his eyes full of anger.

"The slave family remembers that Sister Xi Shi has already told you the difference in the price of items in the palace and outside the palace, and it is normal to double twenty times. In this case, if the slave family does not save some, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, how to ensure that the officials are clear? ”

Shi Bin also understands the truth, but he still feels too embarrassed. So a question came to mind: why did the price of things outside the palace increase at least twenty times as soon as they entered the palace?

"Madam, why do you say that the things outside the palace will be multiplied twenty times as soon as you enter the palace?"

As an official lady, although Jia Ling has also been in business for many years, she actually came up with the idea to sign a contract, and the specific things are still done by Sai Xishi. So what Jia Ling could think of was that this process would take a lot of labor, and the price would naturally be much more expensive.

Of course, Shi Bin was not satisfied with this reason, no matter how expensive the price of labor was, it was impossible to make the price of an item increase by twenty times, and there must be other hidden reasons.

"Xu Feng, go and invite the side back, she should know the reason for it."

This time, Sai Xishi didn't come so quickly, even though her Cining Palace was only five hundred steps away from Jia Ling's Kunning Palace. Shi Bin waited for a quarter of an hour to see Sai Xishi's people.

"Shih Tzu, why are you so slow today?"

"Husband, the concubine naturally wants you and your sister to be alone for a while."

Such a thoughtful sentence extinguished a lot of anger in Shi Bin's heart, and Shi Bin, who had lost his temper, said: "Xi Shi, you have been in charge of cottages and commercial houses, and you must know the Tao. Can you tell me why the price of things outside the palace increases twentyfold as soon as you enter the palace? ”

"Sister didn't tell you?"

"I said, I said that it was because labor was too expensive, but I don't believe it, it's too far-fetched." Shi Bin shook his head and said, "How much can a few laborers cost?" So I believe it five or six times, but I don't believe it just because of it twenty times! ”

From Sai Xishi's hesitant eyes, Shi Bin could see that she knew something very important, so she immediately urged.

In the end, Sai Xi Shi couldn't resist the pressure and said: "The main reason is to hand over the 'convention'. If there is no 'convention', don't think about sending things to the palace. And this rule is not only in the palace, but everywhere in the country, and no one can be left alone. ”

It turned out to be a blatant corruption, called 'convention'. Shi Bin thought about it and didn't get angry, but calmed down and stopped talking about it, and instead talked to his two wives about eating, drinking and having fun. This reaction surprised Jia Ling and Sai Xishi very much, and it was incredible that Shi Bin, who had always been jealous and hateful, had no reaction to corruption. But the two of them couldn't wait for this, so they naturally talked to Shi Bin about eating, drinking and having fun. Later, a few foodies also took practical action and ate seaweeds all the time.

After eating, Shi Bin said that he wanted to take Jia Ling and Sai Xishi for a 'private visit', the two women were already active, and they didn't like to be trapped in the harem like being in prison, of course, they agreed very much. And on the grounds of 'walking a hundred steps after dinner to ninety-nine', he persuaded Shi Bin to leave the palace quickly. Moreover, if it is slow, the food will already be digested, and the purpose of taking a walk after the meal will not be achieved.

The three of them were escorted to the street by Xu Feng with a few subordinates, which made Shi Bin very happy. The palace, although very beautiful, resembles a beautiful cage that makes people feel too oppressive. Lin'an City is not only beautiful, but also full of free atmosphere, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Shi Bin likes to drink a cup of tea after dinner, so he naturally took the group to the teahouse to drink tea. As soon as he sat down, he saw another scene that made him not very happy: a man dressed as a servant entered the shop, stretched out his hand to the shopkeeper to ask for silver, and handed over the custom.

Finding that Shi Bin's eyes were on fire again, Jia Ling immediately said, "Husband, don't worry about this. This is all normal, and the official didn't ask for much. He's just an errandist, and he's not rude to make things difficult. ”

"Now I can understand why you have to mend your own clothes, and you can be regarded as an example." Shi Bin smiled bitterly. Then he said to Xu Feng: "Call the shopkeeper and say that someone wants to see him." ”

As soon as Xu Feng went, the shopkeeper ran to Shi Bin quickly, faster than Xu Feng.

"May I ask this lord, what do you tell me?"

"It's nothing, I just want to ask what the official came to do just now?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I feel that these big brothers are working too hard all day, and the little ones will send some tea money." The shopkeeper replied.

I didn't expect this shopkeeper to be so old and spicy, and insisted on saying that the 'convention' imposed by the official was the 'tea money' that he was willing to give.

"Boss, no wonder you can mix well in this Lin'an City, you can really talk and do things." Shi Bin praised it first, and immediately said coldly: "But this official is the middle of the imperial history, and the one in charge is the ruler." I am very dissatisfied with what these officials are doing! ”

"This lord, in fact, it's no wonder that those masters, they are also acting on orders."

"Really? Boss, I heard from my colleagues that why do you still have to pay any 'conventions' and 'rules' now that the officials are in Qingming? Shi Bin asked with some confusion.

"My lord, your colleague didn't lie to you, and now the rulers are indeed much clearer. I heard that it is because the emperor and queen are very thrifty, and now the 'practice' of paying has decreased. But if you don't know, this is definitely a 'custom' left to the government. After all, we sometimes have to ask them to help, and we will ask them to make it easier. Please also leave this matter alone, and don't say that these are what the villain told you, and the villain doesn't want to get into trouble. The shopkeeper said with a worried face.

After figuring it out, Shi Bin took the shopkeeper away, and the first thing he thought of was to worship the pier by himself. Although he knew that 'when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people are observed, there will be no fugitives', Shi Bin still cannot allow officials to do this. So he soon asked Jia Ling and Sai Xishi what they thought on the matter. The two unexpectedly had the same opinion, and both said that they would not care, thinking that it was okay for officials to take some petty favors.

"Why can? Give me a reason. Shi Bin didn't want to directly dismiss the views of the two, so he asked.

"Husband, we don't give a lot of money, and these officials have too many personal contacts, if there are no 'conventions' to support them, I'm afraid their lives will not even be as good as a rich man." Jia Ling said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, the official's reliance on 'convention' would reach such a point, and Shi Bin felt that he couldn't laugh or cry. As the saying goes, 'being an official for thousands of miles is only for money', if you are an official, you are not as good as a rich man, where is there anyone who wants to be an official? If no one is in charge, how can such a large country be governed? Wouldn't everything be messed up?

"Two female Zhuge brothers, you help me figure out a way, I don't like to see the government ask for 'conventions' from ordinary people so casually."

Although Shi Bin's words were very calm, he clearly showed his determination to abolish the 'convention'. Originally, he was not satisfied with this thing, but now that Shi Bin has this attitude, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi helped to think about it.

It didn't take long for Jia Ling to propose that in addition to the money, some silver could be given to officials at all levels as subsidies. The first concept that popped into Shi Bin's mind was 'reducing economic pressure'. Shi Bin feels good about this method, and he also thinks that with these 'incorruptible silver', there will be a lot less 'convention'.

"Husband, when the concubine was on the mountain, she also encountered a situation, that is, 'people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants'. Therefore, it may not be enough to rely on money to support you, and it must be supplemented by strict punishment and strict laws. ”

"The words are reasonable, and they must be supplemented by severe punishments. Otherwise, the appetite of those corrupt officials will be raised, and the people will be even more harmed. Xi Shi, you female bandit leader should know some harsh punishments. ”

"You know, beheading, beheading, hanging, car splitting (five horses splitting the corpse), Ling Chi."

After thinking about it for a while, Shi Bin had a detailed plan: embezzle five taels of silver and dismiss the official. embezzled 10 taels and copied the family and distributed 3,000 miles. Twenty-two beheadings for embezzlement. embezzled 30 taels of homes, ranched and hanged. embezzled fifty taels of homes and beheaded them. Embezzled 100 taels of house and car split. embezzled 225 horses and divided the corpses, raided the house, and sat on the male slaves and female prostitutes of the three tribes. embezzled 500 taels of Ling Chi, raided the house, and sat on the male slaves and female prostitutes of the three clans. embezzled 1,000 taels or more, and sat on the male slaves and female prostitutes of the nine clans. Moreover, this punishment is effective for officials and nobles of any level in Daxiang.

After saying this, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi looked at Shi Bin like demons, but they didn't expect him to be disgusted with corruption to this point, and if he embezzled five taels of silver, he would be dismissed. Since the deterrent is so great, the favor cannot be small. Therefore, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi decided that they would discuss how to distribute the 'Raising Honest Silver'.

The two are also very smart, and it didn't take long for them to have a plan. The calculation method is very simple, and the 'incorruptible silver' is five times that of the Yulu.

"Thank you, two ladies. However, since there is a strict punishment law, it is necessary to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. Can you please come up with an idea of which chicken is better to kill? Wang San's heroes must not be killed, although they will all be corrupt and bribe without exception. Shi Bin said.

"Of course you can't kill, if you want to kill, you have to kill those who don't know the current affairs and did it against you before." Jia Ling said angrily.

"Husband, sister. In my opinion, the most important thing to kill is those derelict officials who are in their positions but do not seek political power. Sai Si Shi laughed.

They are all smart people, Shi Bin and Jia Ling understood as soon as they heard that this was to kill the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory. I have to say that the person selected by Sai Xi Shi is the most suitable. It is really damn that the people in charge of the government take the lead in embezzlement and bribery, and such a killing will definitely have the effect of killing a hundred people.

After some discussion, Shi Bin chose two of them with a bad reputation to be the unlucky ghosts. As soon as Shi Bin returned to the palace, he ordered Wang San to put the two in prison. The next day, the three divisions will be tried. On the fourth day, according to the punishment ground, one was torn apart, the other was Ling Chi, and the family members were also punished.

In this way, it naturally shook the mountain and gave everyone a warning. However, the effect is also significant, and most places have lost their 'routine'. Jia Ling, a powerful woman, even laughed at Shi Bin, saying that it was not unusual for him to 'legalize' corruption.

Good men don't fight with women, and Shi Bin just laughs, because as long as this nasty darkness is gone, he will be happy.